I tried to follow these directions and ran into problems fairly early.

After entering "/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/mampp security", to get .."No such file or directory"I've tried "su /Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/mampp", and got "unknown login:"..I entered "/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/" and confirmed that this folder is in the right place

I even tried de-installing and re-installinging xampp and still cannot find this file

This was a great help, I did as everything said but no matter what the FTP is not secured. It still says:

The FTP password for user nobody is still 'xampp' UNSECURE By using the default password for the FTP user nobody everyone can upload and change files for your XAMPP webserver. So if you enabled ProFTPD you should set a new password for user nobody.

cogsci wrote:This was a great help, I did as everything said but no matter what the FTP is not secured. It still says:

The FTP password for user nobody is still 'xampp' UNSECURE By using the default password for the FTP user nobody everyone can upload and change files for your XAMPP webserver. So if you enabled ProFTPD you should set a new password for user nobody.

I've tried reloading the FTP, exiting and opening XAMPP, and re-installing XAMPP and re-setting all passwords, but it still says its unsecure...

Can anybody help me? Thanks a lot!

I am having issues with this as well. I did at one point have the built-in FTP server and Web Sharing enabled but in the past I have switched between XAMPP and the built-in services without any issues. But now, I am unable to secure the FTP user nobody with a password. I know there is a way to edit the proftpd.conf file but I was concerned that the password wouldn't be secure since I would be entering it in plain text.

Look like there are still a few kinks to work out in the new version. I went back to version 1.0.1 and everything works as it should. Even the security tool has (yes) instead of (jka) (or whatever it was, I've already forgotten).

The instructions are updated at the top of this thread -- version specific for 0.7.4 and 1.7.2a

sorry it took so long -

if you are in or around the north Dayton, Ohio area and would like to start a PHP group for learning - send me a pm and we will see about getting one going - I hate to say it, but I know of no one here who works with dynamic websites.

icky_thump wrote:have you tried meetup(dot)com for a PHP or developer group in your area? I'm not there, but here (st. louis) we have meetup groups for php, developers, joomla and other.

Yeah, I looked there. They had one group in this area which is a web standards group. I sat in on one meeting last year but it was more about what browser and the leading computer companies were doing to meet or exceed web standards. I'm looking more for a php specific group to crunch code, techniques and learn more. Thanks for the good suggestion though.